Liverpool’s Martin Kelly used to playing role of underdog

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Kelly has shown an ability to come through whatever tests have been placed in front of himMichael Regan/Getty Images

Tony Barrett

Last updated at 12:01AM, June 4 2012

That Martin Kelly’s selection for England’s Euro 2012 squad is engulfed by
politics not of his making is somewhat typical of a fledgeling career in
which nothing has come easily for the likeable Liverpool player.

Fortunately for the 22-year-old, not to mention Roy Hodgson and England, he
has shown an ability to come through whatever tests have been placed in
front of him, be they physical or mental. That Kelly is a professional at
all says a great deal for his perseverance . Having been recruited to
Liverpool’s Academy at the age of seven, he was forced to stop playing for